The Song people loved flowers and almost every family had fresh flowers on display. During festivals, regardless of gender, they would wear flowers in their hair.

  So flower cultivation is a huge industry, for example, Mei Shan is specialized in cultivating lotus flowers. Every May and June, flower merchants from nearby cities and towns come to this place to purchase lotus flowers. When people walk on the street, they can also see many lotus ponds by the roadside, but now it's not yet the flowering season, only green lotus leaves are seen.

  Every morning, a boatload of fresh flowers arrives at the dock and is distributed by hawkers throughout the city.

  But today people strangely found that they couldn't buy a single fresh flower on the market. When asked, the vendors were also perplexed, saying not a single flower boat had arrived.

  In the afternoon, the flower boats finally arrived late, and there were more than a dozen of them. People were puzzled, wondering why they were transporting flowers at this time? Who were they going to sell to?

  As soon as the boat docked, the people on board began to unload the flowers. On the wharf, both Qian Yuanwai and Tu Guanren were present, and they said to Li Jian, who had just disembarked, as well as a 15- or 16-year-old boy in fine clothes: "Are there enough hands? Not enough, we've also hired a hundred temporary workers."

  "This should be enough." Li Jian was already the richest man in Meizhou, but he still felt a great deal of pain at this astonishing large sum: "Throughout Meizhou, don't even think about buying flowers for a month."

  "How much does it cost?" The two of them, Qian and Tu, upon hearing this, couldn't help but exclaim: "It can't be less than a few million, right?"

  "Fresh flowers with petals, four thousand strings." Li Jian smiled bitterly and said: "Our master spent all the dividends for the year."

  "What's the point of earning if it's just going to be spent?" The young man, however, was nonchalant and said, "Rather than squandering it all, why not do something meaningful instead?"

  "Is this what you call meaningful?" The three of them asked with wide eyes.

  "So, no matter how much money you make, you're still common." The young man curled his lip.

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  Truckloads of fresh flowers were transported to Xiayi Lane, and the not-so-large Su Mansion was soon filled with white lilies and red roses. Before long, the Su family could no longer accommodate a single pot, so the workers filled up Xiayi Lane as well. Then, taking the Su Mansion as the starting point, this floral brocade spread out in a radial pattern, covering the streets and alleys of Meishan County.

  Upon learning that the flowers, after being displayed for three days, could be taken away at will, Song's incurable romantic and playful spirit was irresistibly stirred up. They took out their own flowers and placed them at their doorsteps to add momentum to this colorful and fragrant flower tide that filled the entire city.

  One is that in this era, the city is a bit too small, and two is that there are too many flowers transported here. With the efforts of the citizens, half of the city was filled with fresh flowers.

  It was already dusk, but people were still lingering on the streets, admiring the sea of flowers and enjoying the festive atmosphere. People were laughing and chatting while admiring the owners of these beautiful flowers.

  The master of the half city of flowers, however, sat in a pavilion filled with lilies, leaning on the railing, gazing out at the red sun slowly setting in the west, lost in thought.

  Little sister was naturally stunned by these most beloved flowers, she had a dream since childhood, hoping to live in a courtyard filled with lilies, dancing in the rain of flowers. Today at least half of her long-held dreams came true, it's indeed breathtakingly beautiful. Tears of happiness couldn't be stopped.

  The happier I feel, the more I wish that person were by my side. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, without you to appreciate it together, it will only be dull and lackluster.

  Little sister thought that if he even brought a single rose and appeared before her eyes, she would rather not have this whole city of fresh devils. She endured the shame and asked Cai Chuanfu, but the other party didn't know either, where Chen Ke was now, as for today's birthday celebration, it had been arranged half a year ago.

  So maybe I still won't see him today...

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  The lanterns had just been lit, and the feast in the Taoran Building was still going on. The Song people, especially those from Shu, indulged in pleasure to an outrageous extent; this banquet, which had started at noon, had continued until now, and was only just reaching its climax.

  The atmosphere was almost right, and Lei Jianfu, sitting in the main seat on the second floor, raised his wine glass and said to the guests: "Ladies and gentlemen, there is a saying that 'a virtuous woman is a gentleman's desire; if he can't get her, he will think of her day and night.' The daughter of the Su family is indeed a virtuous woman, but I am just a humble man, not worthy of being called a gentleman. However, I have been longing for her for three years, and my heart is sincere..." These words gave enough face to Su Xun, making him feel much better in his heart.

  Just then, Lei Zhi continued: "At this beautiful scene, with all the distinguished guests as witnesses, I will represent my younger generation..." Just as he was speaking, a sudden buzzing noise came from downstairs, causing Lei Jianfu to frown in annoyance, thinking who is so rude?

  His family hurried down to check and soon came up saying: "A group of people has arrived and is distributing books one by one."

  "Sending books?"

  "Not bad." A young man in brocade, with a face as white as jade, went upstairs, followed by several servants holding books. He bowed to the crowd and smiled, "I am Su's sister"

  There are books published, rushing to catch up, and finally didn't miss today's birthday banquet. Every friend who came to congratulate had a copy in hand." He said with a wave of his hand,

  "Xiao Liu Lang, what are you doing here?" As soon as he saw it was Old Man Chen, Su You couldn't pretend not to know him and had no choice but to speak up and scold: "What book has my daughter ever published?"

  "Uncle Su is really derelict in his duty as a father." Chen Liu Lang smiled and said: "You'll know once you've read it."

  As they spoke, everyone present had a copy of the hardcover book. The guests looked at the blue cover with the two golden characters "Dictionary" particularly eye-catching. Many readers couldn't help but whisper to each other: "I've long heard that Chen Sanlang compiled a 'dictionary', but I never got to see it... I didn't expect to see it today... But how did it become Su Xiaomei's compilation?"

  With this layer of doubt, they turned over the cover and saw that the author's name was printed on the title page.

  Chen Ke, Su Xiao, younger sister!

  With a loud bang, the second floor also exploded like the first floor. People rubbed their eyes hard and thought to themselves, "Could it be that I've had too much to drink and my eyes are playing tricks on me?"

  But no matter how hard he tried, it was of no use. On top were indeed two names: Chen Xiao and Su Xiaochi.

  Su Xun was stunned, this male chauvinist thought that the old Confucian classics had never imagined that there would be men willing to let women share their glory and be forever recorded in history. Because if you flip down further, you will find that the preface and postscript of this "Dictionary" were written by a man named Zhao Zhen and another named Ouyang Xiu!

  No matter what the content is, it's destined to be famous for all eternity. Su Xun's expression was extremely vivid, unexpected? Surprised? Satisfied? Angry? It's a complex mix of emotions.

  "Hahaha, it's really exhilarating......" Su Shi seemed to have taken an aphrodisiac, hugging the dictionary and kissing it repeatedly, then jumped up from his seat without even saying goodbye, and ran downstairs.

  "Really, where are you going?" Su Zhen shook his head and smiled as he followed downstairs. They couldn't help but rush to tell their little sister the good news at the first opportunity.

  The others present, of course, wouldn't leave, but they couldn't help glancing at Lei Zhizhou and whispering to each other: "No wonder someone came to deliver the book, it turns out that Governor Lei wants to take her by force."

  Lei Zhizhou was like he had been slapped twice, his face darkened to the point of dripping water. Looking at his son again, he was already as mournful as if he had lost his father. Lei Fang couldn't help but think that once this dictionary was published, except for Chen Ke, no one else in the world would be able to marry Su Xiaomei...

  Son, you also saw it, it's not that we didn't work hard, but the enemy is too ruthless...

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  In the backyard of Su's residence, Little Sister was holding that tattered dictionary and had cried until she became a tearful person. Madame Cheng, Eighth Sister, Su Shi, Su Che, and their wives were all surrounding her. As for the mother and son from the Cheng family, it goes without saying that they were naturally overjoyed for Little Sister's sake.

  And her two sisters-in-law were both happy for her and couldn't help but feel a little envious. It's not easy to find an invaluable treasure or a loving husband, and Little Sister really has good taste!

  Su Shi was a sentimental person, and he was so happy that he almost shed tears. He quickly raised his head, took a deep breath, and then froze, muttering: "Little sister, look up at the sky..."

  At this time the sky was already dark, and outside on the main street there were still throngs of people, carrying lanterns, their enthusiasm undiminished. Tonight the moon is bright and the stars are shining, it's a perfect night for a lantern festival."

  It was unclear who shouted first, "Look up at the sky!" Everyone raised their heads and saw that in the dark night sky, a multitude of red lanterns were rising, twinkling like stars. As far as the eye could see, there were thousands of them. The brilliant light from the lanterns intertwined with the starlight in the sky, enveloping the small town of Meishan in an ethereal and dreamlike atmosphere.

  That's thousands of Kongming lanterns...

  As those Kongming lanterns rose higher and higher, people suddenly saw something falling down in profusion.

  They widened their eyes and, with the bright moonlight, they could see that it was actually a sky full of flower petals.

  The farther towards the Su family, the more Kongming lanterns there were, and the flower rain in the sky was also denser, fluttering like snowflakes, falling in the Su family courtyard, filling the whole yard with fragrance, as if it had fallen into a fairyland.

  Little sister stretched out her hand, and several rose petals fell into her palm. The fragrance of the flowers was fragrant and refreshing, touching people's hearts, this is indeed the girl's complete dream...

  Everyone was indulging in the rain of flowers, but she suddenly rushed into the courtyard, hugging her "dictionary", and shouted at the sky: "If you don't come out again, I won't scratch your itch for a lifetime!"

  "Don't even think about it..." A lazy voice sounded, and Chen Ke was seen climbing over the wall, laughing and saying: "Sister, I'm back."

  Division line

  Chen Sanlang's style is really enviable for Shen Heigou... Next chapter